"Victor, can you give me some time to digest this matter?"
Pursing her lips, Rachel lowered her head and kept silent.
Victor also saw through her mood at the moment, knowing that if he said too much, it would have some
adverse effect. He patted on Rachel's shoulder and said, "Well, I'm going back first. I have a meeting
later. If you have anything to do at work, you can call me directly, okay?"
After sending Victor away, the office became quiet again, but Rachel felt a little depressed. What he
said was right. Her life was not miserable because of the loss of her parents. In terms of family
affection, Jonathan, Victor and deceased grandfather in Fu family had been invisibly replacing her
father's identity, giving her care, guidance and education.
Rachel was very grateful to them, especially to Jonathan.
However, it happened too suddenly. No matter how rational she was, she couldn't help but be impulsive
on this matter.
Holding her chin with her hands, Rachel thought for a while, and then the phone on the desk
interrupted her thoughts.
A clear female voice came through the phone, "Executive department? Has our surgery schedule come
out this month?"
"Wait a minute. Let me have a look." It was the first time for Rachel to deal with administrative work.
She hurriedly turned on the computer and found the surgery duty list. It was only last month and this
month's work hadn't been done yet. She quickly explained, "Not yet. I'll send it to you in the afternoon."
"Okay, please hurry up. We have to make arrangement."
After hanging up the phone, Rachel asked other colleagues in the same department for their opinions
and began her work. Unconsciously, it was already noon.
"Rachel, shall we go to the canteen together?" A colleague reminded Rachel. She looked at the half
done watch and was about to shake her head to refuse. Thinking of the baby in her belly, she smiled
and said, "Okay, wait a minute. Let me save the file."
On the way to the canteen, the two of them chatted for a while, and then they began to gossip.
"Rachel, I heard that you resigned because you were going to be a housewife. Why do you come back
to work now?"
Hearing this reason, Rachel was stunned. Although she didn't know who made it up for her, it was a
good thing for her.
She smiled, "I can't stay at home any longer. It's more interesting to go to work."
"That's right. It's impossible for a business woman like us to stay at home safely. I always feel that it's a
waste of time." The colleague patted her chest exaggeratedly.
With a faint smile on her face, Rachel didn't respond. When she was about to push the glass door of
the canteen open, a deep voice came from behind, "Rachel?"
Her back froze.
The colleague thought that she didn't hear the voice behind her, so she gently pushed her shoulder and
said, "Rachel, someone is looking for you. Is it your father?"
Nodding her head, Rachel turned around and looked at Jonathan who was standing not far away with a
crutch. She smiled and said gently, "Jonathan, why are coming here?"
It turned out that it was not as difficult as she thought to face to him.
Jonathan nodded. His turbid eyes sparkled. He walked two steps forward on his crutch and said, "I
heard from Victor that you're back to work, so I dropped by to have a look."
"Yes, I just came here today."
Rachel then smiled apologetically at her colleague and explained, "I'm afraid I can't go in with you. I'm
sorry."
The colleague raised her chin and said generously, "It doesn't matter. You can talk with your father. I'll
go in first."
The entrance of the canteen was not a good place to talk, and the former colleagues would inevitably
glance sideways at it. Rachel took Jonathan to the cafe on the third floor of the canteen. As soon as
they sat down, they didn't open their mouth, but saw him staring at his slightly swollen belly. She smiled
and said, "I'm pregnant. It's almost four months."
"Great! That's great!"
Jonathan didn't move at all. His eyes were wide open, and his eyes were red. Perhaps he was too
embarrassed to cry in front of Rachel, he turned around and raised the corner of his eyes. After
calming down a little, he asked, "Has Jack known about it?"
"He knows," replied Rachel in a low voice
"Then he..." Jonathan stopped after saying two words. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it. I won't
say it again."
Then he choked with sobs and said, "Rachel, I'm sorry. I..."
Holding the warm tea cup in her hands, Rachel didn't let him continue. She interrupted him and said in
a low voice, "it's all over. Jonathan, I'm not angry anymore."
Most of the time, forgiveness was more pleasant than anger. Just like at this moment, when she said
this, Rachel felt that a big stone that had been pressed in her heart had fallen to the ground.
Looking at the smile on Rachel's face and the guilty look in her eyes, Jonathan's vision gradually
blurred, and two lines of tears finally fell down.
In the shopping mall, Scarlett pointed at a champagne dress on the model and said arrogantly, "I want
to try this one."
"Miss, are you sure you will buy it?" The waitress looked at her up and down and stood still.
Scarlett pointed at her nose and asked in a sharp voice, "What do you mean? If I don't try it on, how
can I know if I should buy it or not?"
"This dress costs more than 20, 000 dollars. If you are not sure, I suggest you still..."
"Do you think I can't afford it or I don't deserve it?" With a sneer, Scarlett took out a bank card from her
wallet, slapped it on the counter and said disdainfully, "Swipe the card! I don't want to try this dress on.
Pack it for me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two women walked in hand in hand. A girl in grey overcoat pointed at
the counter and said, "Hey, isn't this Scarlett?"
Hearing her name called out, Scarlett turned around, frowned, and then walked forward with a smile.
"The world is so small. I didn't expect to meet my classmates here."
"Ning City is not that big." Staring at the bag handed over by the shop assistant, the girl raised her
eyebrows slightly and asked curiously, "You've been rich recently. You're so generous."
The matter of the Chen family was a big deal in Ning City, at least all her classmates had heard it. And
just now, they happened to hear the conversation between Scarlett and the waiter, so they asked.
What bothered Scarlett the most was that others doubted her financial level. She put the dress bag on
her arm and said, "Not bad. I have to attend a party with my boyfriend tonight. This dress is quite cheap
for me."
She said in a proud tone.
Another girl immediately asked, "Wow, it seems that your boyfriend is very rich. A dress worth twenty
thousand is quite cheap."
"Well, I have to hang around to see if there is any better dress than this one."
Looking at her receding figure, the two girls whispered as if they were just listening to a joke. However,
on the second day, they directly saw the figure of Scarlett on the news, and the man standing next to
her was exactly Jack from the MK Group.
"Well, if my memory serves me right, is Jack the husband of Rachel in our hospital?"
"I think so. Ask Celia. She is familiar with Dr. Rachel."
With her chin propped up, Celia lowered her head. Last night she was on night duty, and today she was
on duty for another colleague, so she just wanted to sleep. Now she finally sat down and had a rest.
She felt that she was about to fall asleep. Suddenly, someone patted her on the shoulder from behind.
"What's wrong again?"
"Have you ever seen Dr. Rachel's husband?" The colleague put the newspaper on the table in front of
him and pointed at Jack, "Is this man?"
Celia didn't answer. Her eyes were wide open and her face was full of shock. A terrified reaction was
enough to prove everything.
She grabbed the newspaper in front of her and ran out, shouting, "It's not settled yet. Don't talk
nonsense outside."
Rachel just received a video from Lea that Rita was dancing with her arms and feet waving.
All of a sudden, Celia rushed into the office and realized that the door hadn't been closed. She turned
back and closed the door. Seeing her like this, Rachel put down her phone and asked in surprise,
"What's up?"
"Rachel, what's going on?" Celia put the newspaper in front of her, pulled a chair and sat down. "Why is
Jack with such a person? Two days ago, I heard from Marcus that you two have been together again..."
Looking at this blurry photo, the expression on Rachel's face was a little strange, and there was a flash
of dark color in her eyes, but it quickly returned to normal. She smiled faintly and said, "They just
attended a party together, and he reported it to me before."
Celia looked at her suspiciously and asked in disbelief, "You already knew it?"
"Yes." Rachel smiled, "I'm pregnant now, right? It's not convenient for me to attend this kind of party.
You know, they have to bring a female companion with them on this occasion."
"Really?" The expression on Celia's face softened a little, but after thinking for a while, she still felt a
little unwilling. "But look at this woman. She almost hung herself on Jack. Rachel, when you go back,
you must talk to him!"
Rachel nodded her head, with an unreadable expression flashing in her dark eyes.
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